Jinshan Scenic Area

　　Jinshan is a historic and cultural mountain in southwestern Shandong, part of the Tai Mountain range, and is also the only legendary sacred mountain in Heze City. Legend has it that it is one of the Three Sister Mountains along with Tai Mountain and Yi Mountain. As early as when Emperor Qin Shi Huang climbed Tai Mountain for a sacrificial ceremony, he passed by this mountain and built Tianqiao Gate here, which is why the mountain is also known as “the First Mountain at the Center of the World.”

　　On Jinshan, there is the Qin King’s Summer Cave, originally an abandoned cliff tomb from the Western Han Dynasty belonging to Liu He, the King of Changyi. It was manually excavated and later became known as the Qin King’s Summer Cave after Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty (also known as the Qin King before ascending the throne) used it to escape the summer heat. The cave features a unique structure and majestic presence, often praised as a marvel of nature.